Ben Roethlisberger had an MRI on his right elbow Sunday evening and it was determined by the Steelers’ medical team that surgery will be required. We expect the surgery will be scheduled for this week. He will be placed on our Reserve/Injured List and is out for the season.

From Bob Labriola, Steelers.com:

2:45 p.m. – What Went Wrong: With two minutes left in the halftime break, the Steelers announced that Ben Roethlisberger had an injury to his right elbow and that his return to the game was questionable. It was announced that Mason Rudolph would start at quarterback in the second half.


From Coach Tomlin on Ben’s injury:

“Ben had an injury to his right elbow. He’s being evaluated.”

…for this 13-year old fan on Friday the 13th!



From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

Jahlil Rockymore, a 13-year old from Pittsburgh, had every reason to be excited on Friday afternoon as he was the guest of the Steelers for practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex through Make-A-Wish.

But he was also a bit nervous as he stood and watched the team practice, waiting for the moment he would get to meet his favorite players, T.J. Watt and JuJu Smith-Schuster.

“I am really happy to be here,” said Rockymore. “I am nervous too. I have always been a fan. I am grateful to here. I really like the Steelers.”

Rockymore, who has generalized epilepsy, and his three brothers watched practice and afterwards met players and coaches, getting autographs and posing for pictures. And when Watt and Smith-Schuster walked over, he lit up. Watt signed his No. 90 jersey and Smith-Schuster gave him his cleats.

“This is my favorite team,” said Rockymore. “I love to watch them play. I am so happy.”

You can read more & see more great photos from Jahlil’s day at practice here.
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August, 2013: Ben snapped this photo of his welcoming committee as he turned into his driveway –

Daddy is welcomed home from training camp by the whole Roethlisberger clan: Ashley, Benjamin Jr. and the boys, Hercules and Zeus.

RIP Herc (2016) & Zeus (2013).

Recap from Teresa Varley, at Steelers.com:

The answer wasn’t just concise, it was definitive when Ben Roethlisberger was asked on Wednesday morning if his preseason enthusiasm for the Steelers was dampened at all after the team’s 33-3 loss to the Patriots on Sunday night.

“No,” Roethlisberger emphatically replied to the reporter’s question.

The reporter followed up. ‘Not at all?’ he asked.

“Not at all,” Roethlisberger replied.

You won’t find a single player in the Steelers locker room who was pleased with the outcome of the season opener, but you also won’t find a player who is throwing in the towel either. They all still believe in each other, believe in what they can accomplish, and that starts with Roethlisberger.

More:

“It’s one game,” said Roethlisberger. “We played the best team in football at their place. We still have a game this weekend and we are excited for it.”

Roethlisberger is the first to acknowledge there is room for improvement, the first to admit the team wasn’t ‘good enough.’ Roethlisberger completed 27 of 47 passes for 276 yards, one interception and no touchdowns and he knows it begins with him as far as improving as the team prepares to take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Heinz Field.

“I am only going to focus on the quarterback play, and the quarterback has to get better,” said Roethlisberger. “We didn’t execute well enough. I didn’t make enough plays, enough throws and they outscored us.

“I told the guys on Monday when we came in here, we were out there doing our run. I told the guys look up, the sun is still shining. The sky is still blue. The best thing is we still get to play on Sunday. It’s Week 1. We stared a few years ago 0-4. It’s a long season. Half the teams lost their first game. Guys realize what Week 1 was and now we are going into Week 2.

“We’re always trying to improve, get better in all areas of the game. That starts with me. I am going to do my best to get ready for this week.”

The offense was stymied all around, from the ground game which managed just 32 yards, which included a seven-yard scramble by Roethlisberger, to third down efficiency which was a mere 25%. But it doesn’t mean they have to […]